accensor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin accēnsor, from accendō (“light, kindle”) + -tor (agent noun suffix). Compare accend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ækˈsɛnsɚ/, /əkˈsɛnsɚ/

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Noun

accensor (plural accensors)

1. (Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.

Anagrams

• conacres